Decoding Madrid’s urban landscape with Copernicus data
This data visualisation presents Madrid, Spain, using Urban Atlas data. In particular, the image on the left shows the Building Block Heights Layer, the image in the middle shows the Land Cover/Land Use Layer, and the image on the right shows the Street Tree Layer. Together, these three images show Madrid’s dense urban core, transition of lower-density development towards the outskirts, as well as the distribution of green spaces and street trees across the city.
Released in June 2026, the Urban Atlas Product Suite from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) is part of a new generation of land cover and land use information for urban areas across Europe. The suite comprises multiple thematic layers and innovative characterisation of urban green areas.
CLMS supports sustainable urban planning by providing high-resolution land use data. This supports local authorities in monitoring urban sprawl, planning resilient infrastructure, and managing natural areas.
More information is available here.
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